LEADER 02820nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910462536003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4616-3339-7 010 $a9786613929365 010 $a1-283-61691-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275146 035 $a(EBL)1043780 035 $a(OCoLC)855502426 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000791042 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12269413 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000791042 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10757815 035 $a(PQKB)10646855 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000777181 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12303945 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777181 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10748716 035 $a(PQKB)11449729 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1043780 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1043780 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10606880 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL392936 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275146 100 $a20080710d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthics of compassion$b[electronic resource] $ebridging ethical theory and religious moral discourse /$fRichard Reilly 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (152 p.) 225 0$aStudies in comparative philosophy and religion 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-2505-2 311 $a0-7391-2504-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-134) and index. 327 $aGolden rule reasoning -- "Compassion" and related notions -- Compassion as the basis of moral value -- Precepts for avoiding doing harm -- Virtues and moral aspiration -- Will, responsibility and selflessness -- Postscript : joyful living. 330 $aEthics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law tradition, and advocates of virtue ethics. Ethics of Compassion bridges Eastern and Western cultures, philosophical ethics and religious moral discourse, and notions of acting rightly and of being virtuous. 410 0$aStudies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion 606 $aCompassion 606 $aGolden rule 606 $aReligion and ethics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCompassion. 615 0$aGolden rule. 615 0$aReligion and ethics. 676 $a177/.7 700 $aReilly$b Richard$f1944-$0891316 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462536003321 996 $aEthics of compassion$91990744 997 $aUNINA